List of Australian Commonwealth Ombudsmen
# List of Australian Commonwealth Ombudsmen

Below is a list of all the people who have held the role of Commonwealth Ombudsman since establishment of the position by the Government of Australia in 1977.

| Ombudsman | Appointed |
| - | - |
| Prof. Jack Richardson | March 1977 |
| Air Vice-Marshal Jordan AO (Acting) | 23 September 1985 |
| Geoffery Kolts | 1 July 1986 |
| Kevin Sainsbury (Acting) | 31 October 1987 |
| Prof. Dennis Pearce | 1 February 1988 |
| Alan Cameron | 1 April 1991 |
| Lindsay Shaw (Acting) | December 1992 |
| Philippa Smith AM | 17 May 1993 |
| Ron McLeod | 18 February 1998 |
| John McMillan | 16 May 2003 |
| Allan Asher | 23 July 2010 |
| Alison Larkins (Acting) | 20 October 2011 |
| Colin Neave | 16 August 2012 |
| Michael Manthorpe PSM | 8 May 2017 |
